.Abandoned Ferris Wheel in Pripyat,
Ukraine...Pripyat, a city of nearly 50,000,
was totally abandoned after the nearby Chernobylnuclear disaster in 1986.
Due to radiation, it has been left untouched ever sincethe incident and will be for
many thousands ofyears into the future.Nature now rules the city in
what resembles an apocalyptic movie...

The world's second largest man-made
hole, Mirny Diamond Mine in EasternSiberia, Russia. It was
constructed by Stalin to satisfy the Soviet Union'sdemand for industrial diamond.
Further digging efforts were eventuallyabandoned when it became too
difficult to continue digging this massive hole....Farmhouse - Seneca Lake, New
York...This abandoned farmhouse in
New York state also acts as a graveyard formany vintage cars which are
now empty shells of their former selves.

...These homes in San Zhi, Taiwan
were intended to be sold to U.S. military officerswhen construction began in 1978.
In 1980, work was halted due to loss of investment....Eerily silent in this forsaken
Six Flags Jazzland amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana....The
castle was originally built by French aristocrats fleeing the revolution.During and after World War II,
Miranda Castle in Celles, Belgiumwas used as an orphanage. It
was abandoned in 1980, with the familyrefusing to allow authorities
to care for the structure. Because of its past,this haunting castle remains
a favourite amongst ghost hunters....This former United States ocean
liner SS America. It was wreckedoff of Fuerteventura, Canary
Islands in 1994 after 54 years of service.